No si hijomiono’o jabesi soré jajivo - (We are painting the designs of our ancestors)

A Collection of barkcloth art from the Ömie Artists, Papua New Guinea.

No si hijomiono’o jabesi soré jajivo - (We are painting the designs of our ancestors)

A Collection of barkcloth art from the Ömie Artists, Papua New Guinea.

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ) of Omie Artists. The title is Honohano’oho - Leaves of the Bamboo. [OM10-046] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ) of Omie Artists. The title is Honohano’oho - Leaves of the Bamboo. [OM10-046] (Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth))
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BRENDA KESI (ARIRÉ)

Honohano’oho - Leaves of the Bamboo
OM10-046
Natural Pigments on Nioge (Barkcloth)
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Brenda learnt this design from her mother Go’ovino when she was a young woman living in the old Ematé clan village Enopé. It is known as honohano’oho - the design of the leaf of the bamboo. Bamboo is an important plant for Ömie people and traditionally the hollow stems were used for a variety of purposes such as carrying water and cooking foods.